[cobirds] Canon City, Fremont County

Today was a much nicer day than the previous three so I took a walk on the Arkansas River trail here in town. As has been reported, many Wilson’s warblers were present; I saw only one yellow-rumped. Eight killdeer flew in to a shallow part of the river. There were small flocks of mountain bl

[cobirds] Bird Conservancy of the Rockies - Barr Banding Report, September 11

We certainly hit what I hope was just a lull today.only banded 17 birds, plus we caught 13 that had been banded earlier including several from before the storm that were still hanging around. Particularly noticeable was the lack of Wilson's Warblers - we only banded 4 today. Or, maybe thi

[cobirds] Re: Little Gull Chatfield

The Little Gull is currently flying around between the boat launch and sandspit. Best view is from the boat launch. -Reed Gorner On Friday, September 11, 2020 at 1:06:32 PM UTC-6 david.ba...@gmail.com wrote: > Ric Olson found a first year Little Gull at the South Platte Delta > (Jeffco) at

[cobirds] Nighthawks in southern Colorado

A rehabber has a juvenile nighthawk ready to be released in the Colorado Springs area. If you have seen any frequenting an area please private message me ASAP so this newbie might join them. Thanks, Kathy Miller Colorado Springs -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the

[cobirds] Re: Empid ID Continued (Dusky, Least, Hammond's?) with new photo

Hey Richard, Your photos show a Dusky Flycatcher in a pretty typical late hatch-year plumage. Exposed gape and bright wash (thought not as bright as Hammond's this time of year) point to it being a young of the year. Hammond's appears structurally quite different as far as empids go; tiny dark

[cobirds] Re: Comments on bird food habits during and after the recent storm

Wow! Thanks Dave for sharing. You're an incredibly thorough and well-rounded birder, and I always enjoy reading about your discoveries and excursions! *The birds are happy, and so am I* *~Caleb Alons, Larimer County* On Friday, September 11, 2020 at 11:07:29 AM UTC-6 Dave Leatherman wrote: > T

[cobirds] Las Animas County birds

I saw an ovenbird and MacGillivray's warbler Wednesday evening on our property accompanied by large numbers of green-tailed towhees. Towhees still hanging around. Also just saw juvenile Pinyon jay on suet feeder. That's a first. Paul Tennery Four miles south of Valdez Las Animas County -- You re

[cobirds] Little Gull Chatfield

Ric Olson found a first year Little Gull at the South Platte Delta (Jeffco) at Chatfield. It flew and was seen by at least one person flying toward the Sandspit by the marina. Details to come but it is smaller than the nearby Sabine’s gull and had all dark primaries (no white wedge as would be se

[cobirds] Post-storm observations at CSR, EL Paso Co.

Hey COBirders, I had a few observations and summaries to add to the great comments by Dave L, and Meredith’s report from Barr Lake yesterday. First, echoing Meredith, I didn't see anything unusual banding at Clear Spring Ranch Thursday (except HUGE numbers of sparrows), the species were about t

Re: [cobirds] CSR Chipping Sparrow note

Hey, Steve. Here's more than you ever wanted to know about Chipping Sparrow demography in Colorado in the summer: https://cobirds.org/JournalArchives/2010-2019/2011%20Vol%2045/CB_2011_45_3_Jul.pdf Scroll down to p. 181 for all the inviting details. Ted Floyd Lafayette, Boulder County P. s. Som